Forest SustainabilityPolicy Studies

Managing the Rainforest Ministry of Forestry Issues licences to allow logging in allocated

areas. Allow income generation and protecting

forest

Local Community Local government, natives, villages Enforces law on misuse of forest

Sustainable Management Careful use of resources People can continue to use in future Policies:

Afforestation & Reforestation Controlled Logging Conservation Controlling Forest Fires

Are these PERFECT solutions to control misuse of forests?

1. Afforestation & Reforestation

Let’s start a forest!

- Planting of trees on areas originally not covered with forest.

Put the forest back!

- In formerly forested areas which have been cleared by logging

Effectiveness of afforestation & reforestation Growth of teak Commercially valuable, profitable. Teak restore forest quickly because they are fast-

growing

_____________________________________ Slow rate of restoring forest due to on-going

projects and lack of participants’ incentives Planting of teak eliminates original biodiversity

Controlled Logging A step to reduce rainforest damage Legalised logging due to national income Law enforcement: fines, imprisonment for

offenders Education & research programmes:

increase their awareness on the forest damages, introduce better methods of logging to reduce damage

Effectiveness of Controlled Logging Selective cutting allows forest to regenerate Young trees replace old trees Canopy is opened Minimises soil erosion as soil is not totally

exposed

_________________________________________ Undetected illegal logging Damaging to forest

Conservation Careful use of resources Protect from destruction ecotourism

Effectiveness of Conservation Set up of Betung Kerihun Nature Reserve

protects diverse range of animals Increased protected areas

____________________________________ Illegal logging still persist Why?

Controlling forest fires Impose illegality of burning forest for

clearing land Monitoring forest fires Educate and forest fire campaigns

Effectiveness of Controlling forest fires

Haze persist Plantation companies continues to burn

forests to clear land Local people continues to burn according to

traditional practice of clearing land.

Everyone Plays a PART!

Save the Rainforests!